Sunday, July 8, 2007

fabric earrings

hot weather makes lesley a motivated girl.

spent a lot of this weekend indoors, making new things, sketching new ideas. sometimes it's difficult for me to be motivated in the summertime, what with all the outdoor activities, hanging out with friends, grilling, etc.

so i had a bit of an anti-social weekend, except for spending some time with my gentleman friend, multi-tasking like nothing else. i couldn't make up my mind! i have a knitting project that i just adore right now. for my friend K who may be leaving for Ireland for a few months in September. now i say 'may' becuz she may NOT end up going. but even if she doesn't go, she still needs a scarf to keep her warm.

[photo: lacey scarf for K, knit with yarn dyed with Koolaid. cherry blast for your neck! this same yarn was for sale on my Etsy site for awhile, bit i decided to put it to good use. the pattern was taken from the book you see, The New Knitting Stitch Library by a woman with my same first name. brilliant. you can also see my little stitch counter. very useful.]

after looking through the Etsy site for awhile, comparing my ideas to what's already out there [also very useful and inspiring], got some great ideas and started sketching/making. didn't get too far, but came up with these!!

fabric earrings dangling from my ears! 2 layers of fabric sewn together, and then quilted-like with a machine-stitched graffiti blossom. added an eyelet for a finished touch, and voila! instant earring! i'll keep these for myself and make some more elaborate ones to sell.

front and back of my new pretties.

making has been a bit difficult for me lately, as i jammed my middle finger on my right hand rock climbing a couple months ago [i am right handed, doh!]. so i've finally decided to keep it in a brace permanently for at least 2 weeks. this is a bit counter-productive for me, and makes it hard to knit, sew, type....you can probably imagine.

and now to teach myself how to knit continental style. thank you YouTube! be sure to check out this tutorial if you'd like to try out a new way of knitting. they say this is better for those of you with arthritis [mama! i'm not sure about carpel tunnel, but it may be worth a shot!]

Dear daughter, what an imaginative idea! They are so pretty and sweet, like you. I want to hear about people's comments when they see them and say something, please! Since they're one of a kind, they will catch people's eye.

It's a good idea to create things inside where it's cool.

We missed you SOOOOOOOOOOO much at Hukilau. We needed you and your light spirit there with us. I posted photos at Synchronizing!

thank you Rauf! what a nice thing to say. i think i often put too much pressure on myself. anti-social! i am most definitely not in that sense. :) maybe i meant...more introverted. i love my alone time. i must teach myself to knit diamonds now.

thank you mamma, i missed you all at Hukilau. so difficult for me to be so far away. and thank you for your kind words, as always. i love you so much. thank you for always being a strong spirit in my life and in my heart. i can always feel you close to me.

I swear..everytime I look at your blog I see new things you have created. They are brilliant! I think I should get my ears pierced just so I can where the puzzle pieces AND those pretty "graffiti" roses. I like all the knitting AND the tees.

I miss you. and love talking to you. thank you for always being there and making me laugh.hopefully we will see eachother someday soon!